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Counsellor Connection & Trauma Integration CPD

Building safety and stabilisation โ€” and growing your confidence to support your clients' complex needs.

๐Ÿ“… Friday 11 December 2026 ๐Ÿ•˜ Full day ยท 10:00amโ€“4:00pm ๐Ÿ“ The Friars, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7BX
About this day

Trauma work, grounded in safety

Working with trauma asks a great deal of us as practitioners. This full-day CPD workshop focuses on the foundations that make trauma work safe and effective โ€” building safety and stabilisation before deeper processing โ€” and on growing your own confidence to sit alongside clients with complex needs.

It's a warm, practical and connected day: as much about looking after yourself and meeting like-minded professionals as it is about developing your skills. You'll leave with techniques you can use straight away, and a stronger sense of a community around you.

What we'll cover

  • The foundations of safety and stabilisation โ€” the essential first phase of trauma work
  • Practical grounding and regulation techniques you can use with clients straight away
  • Working within the window of tolerance, and recognising when a client is outside it
  • Growing your own confidence to hold and support clients with complex trauma
  • Time to connect with fellow practitioners and share experience

Who it's for

Counsellors, therapists and wellbeing professionals who want to deepen their trauma-informed practice โ€” whether you're building your foundations or refreshing and extending your existing skills.

The day

A full CPD day running 10:00amโ€“4:00pm, limited to 60 people, with lunch and drinks included and time to connect throughout. A CPD certificate will be provided for your records.

Getting there

The Friars, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7BX

A beautiful, peaceful priory and retreat centre just outside Maidstone, with free on-site parking. For SatNav, please use postcode ME20 7BY.

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By car
Leave the M20 at Junction 6 and follow the brown signs to Eccles and The Friars. (From the M2, exit at Junction 3 and take the A229 towards Maidstone.) Free parking on site.
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By train
Aylesford station is about a 30-minute walk or short taxi ride away; Maidstone East and West Malling are also nearby.
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By bus
The 155 runs from Maidstone East to The Friars, Monday to Saturday (until around 6pm).
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